Kennedy Sees Peril and Duty in Chapel Hill Speech
President Kennedy addressed about 32 000 at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill urging citizens to meet dangers with steady duty. He defended freedom and warned against frenzy while praising North Carolina's Civil War sacrifices as guidance for today. Gov Sanford then received an honorary doctor of laws as Kennedy spoke.
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Kennedy
University of North Carolina
United States
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University Stadium
North Carolina
Bethel
Gettysburg
Appomattox
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South
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Sanford
Paul A. Gavan
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Mats Terminal
National Airport
Ft. Bragg
White House
North Carolina Trade Fair Opens With Kennedy Praise
President Kennedy officially opens North Carolina Trade Fair in Charlotte as Gov. Sanford hails it as a milestone in industrial development. About 3 000 buyers and thousands visit the ten day event showcasing NC textiles furniture foods tobacco machinery and more with Kennedy noting state progress.
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Raleigh-Durham
Kennedy
North Carolina
Charlotte
United States
N.C
UNC Granted $1 Million Contract For Research
President Kennedy announced UNC has been awarded a $1 million defense contract to participate in a new menials research program. The university joins Purdue University and the University of Maryland in a network of eight laboratories under the Defense Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency. Kennedy disclosed UNC’s inclusion during ceremonies at Chapel Hill marking the university’s 168th birthday.
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N.C
Kennedy
University of North Carolina
Purdue University
University of Maryland
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Department
North Carolina
Radioactive Iodine In Food Supplies
Fallout from Soviet nuclear tests has introduced radioactive iodine 131 into fresh milk in six U S cities and likely the eastern half of the country. The Public Health Service says fallout poses no need for public action or concern at present.
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W. Joynes Macfarlan
Washington
United States
Public Health Service
Luther L. Terry
New Orleans
Atlanta
Charleston
S.C
Jackson
Miss
Tampa
Fla
St. Louis
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Federal Radiation Council
Kennedy Sees No Early End To Cold War
President Kennedy says no quick halt to East West conflict and cites major differences with the Soviet Union. He announces Gen Maxwell D Taylor will survey South Vietnam, possibly Laos and Cambodia, to help cope with expanding Communist attacks. Kennedy warns of maximum hazard and notes defense spending delays any tax cut while aiming for a balanced budget.
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Whitney Shoemaker
Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
Andrei A Gromyko
Berlin
Germany
Maxwell D. Taylor
South
Viet Nam
Taylor
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
South Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ken
Army Parade Shows Kennedy Modern Fire Brigade Might
At Fort Bragg President Kennedy witnessed an Army display by the 82nd Airborne Division including 12 000 paratroopers, a 300 man assault, massed howitzers, and the Davey Crockett and Redeye weapons. Tac Air Command aircraft showcased speed and precision as part of the fire brigade demonstration.
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N.C
Kennedy
82Nd Airborne
Berlin
Southeast Asia
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army
82Nd Airborne Division
Davey Crockett
Europe
Tactical Air Command
Air Force
Strategic Army Corps
Fire Brigade
Your Middle Years by Howard Whitman
The author argues middle age spans 40 to 60 as a bonus phase ahead, beyond youth and early adult struggles. He notes propaganda praising youth distorts reality and recalls Cicero on aging. Life expectancy has risen since earlier eras, making the middle years a longer, more navigable period.
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Cicero
England
Fallout Health Risk Urged as Japan Rain Tests Rise
In Tokyo Maj. Gen. Oliver K Niess said radioactive fallout in northern Japan warrants very serious study. He expressed concern for U S servicemen exposed to fallout while Brig Gen Charles Morhouse said no protective directives have been issued yet. Japanese scientists reported 25 900 counts of radioactivity per minute per liter in rainwater on Hokkaido from Soviet tests.
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Tokyo
Oliver K. Niess
U.S. Air Force
Japan
Niels
Charles Morhouse
U.S. 5Th Air Force
U.S
Hokkaido
Rescued Pilot Survives Four Days On Utah Mountain
Joel T. Honey of Needles California, 52, crawled through knee deep snow after his single engine plane crashed on Mt. Timpanogos. He survived four days with a broken hip while rescuers searched through freezing conditions and located a blinking flare from the wreckage. His companion William Royal died in the crash and Honey was later hospitalized after being unconscious for about 45 minutes.
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Alpine
Utah
Joel T. Honey
Needles
Calif
Mt. Timpanogos
William Royal
Honey
Royal
UNC corrects citation say Kennedy 35th President
The University of North Carolina issued a last minute correction to an honorary doctor of law citation for President Kennedy. The original text called him the 34th president. the amendment notes Kennedy was the 35th president but the 34th person to hold the office due to Grover Cleveland’s nonconsecutive terms.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
University of North Carolina
Kennedy
United States
Pete Ivey
UNC
Grover Cleveland
Soviet Delegation Arrives for Sudan Trade Talks
A seven man Soviet delegation arrived in Khartoum for trade talks with Sudanese leaders under the Soviet Sudan economic agreement signed after Premier Ibrahim Abboud's Moscow visit.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Ibrahim Abeboud
Moscow
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